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Book cover of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

Adult Book Club: Classics to Contemporary

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
2026-01-28 19:00:00 2026-01-28 20:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Classics to Contemporary A monthly book discussion. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Wednesday, January 28
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-01-28 19:00:00 2026-01-28 20:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Classics to Contemporary A monthly book discussion. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Gum Spring Library

Meeting Room C

A monthly book discussion.

Discuss The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.

In the 1920s and '30s, in Pennsylvania, Black and Jewish neighborhood residents unite to hide a deaf Black boy from authorities who want to institutionalize him.

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AGE GROUP: | High School | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors |

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